Word of the day

by Korau on March 11, 2019 at 6:15am

The word for today is…

snaccident (noun) – 1. When food (a snack) is consumed in an accidental, often regrettable way. This can refer to accidentally eating food of questionable quality and/or quantity.
2, The consumption of small finger food (like crackers and dip) you hoover up at gatherings without even thinking.
3. Eating an entire pizza, box of chocolates, or family sized bag of chips by mistake.

Etymology : This is a portmanteau word. You cab probably work out the two original words.
The Origin of the Word Portmanteau. The term portmanteau was first used by Humpty Dumpty in Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass: “Well, ‘slithy’ means “lithe and slimy” and ‘mimsy’ is “flimsy and miserable”. You see it’s like a portmanteau—there are two meanings packed up into one word.”

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